Arkansas Tech Wins GSC Championship (Photo: GSC)

GSC Regular Season Standings East Division 1 Valdosta St. 9-3 2 N.Alabama 8-4 3 Al.-Huntsville 7-5 4 W.Florida 5-7 4 Montevallo 5-7 4 W.Alabama 5-7 7 W.Georgia 3-9 West Division 1 Christian Brothers 11-3 2 Delta St. 10-4 3 Arkansas Tech 9-5 4 Ark.-Monticello 8-6 5 Harding 6-8 5 S.Arkansas 6-8 7 Ouachita Baptist 3-11 7 Henderson St. 3-11

Arkansas Tech 2008-09

Downey Cordeiro Friedel Massey Marcus Henderson 54 Cordeiro Thiago 6'10'' (208) C 3 Friedel Brandon 6'3'' (191) G 13 Massey Laithe 6'3'' (191) G 15 Marcus Troy 6'5'' (196) F/C 24 Henderson Chad 6'2'' (188) G 11 Radivojevic Dusan 6'7'' (201) F 5 Bueno Wagner 6'8'' (203) F 2 Parker Creighton 5'10'' (178) G 10 Hendrix Dexter 6'0'' (183) G 1 Humphrey Irvin 6'6'' (198) F 21 Allen Renard 6'1'' (185) G 50 Glover Garrett 6'7'' (201) F 0 Danner Josh 6'0'' (183) G 12 Hill Garrett 6'0'' (183) G 4 Zachery Russell 6'0'' (183) G 22 Askic Marko 6'4'' (193) G 34 Shepherd Michael 6'5'' (196) F 35 Northington Terrell 5'11'' (180) G

It was a tournament of firsts for Arkansas Tech, and the biggest of them all occured today when the Wonder Boys defeated East Division champion Valdosta State 79-66 for the league title at the DeSoto Civic Center.
Arkansas Tech caputed its first ever GSC championship with the win, and are the automatic qualifier in the league for the NCAA Tournament. The Wonder Boys move to 22-8 on the year, while VSU drops to 24-6.
GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Renard Allen (6'1''-G) of ATU topped all scorers with 25 points. The guard also grabbed six rebounds and dished out two assists in 27 minutes of play. Arkansas Tech had five players in double digits, including all-tournament selections Thiago Cordeiro (6'10''-C-85) and Chad Henderson (6'2''-G). Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F), who also was tabbed to the all-tourney team, lead VSU with 12 points.
Valdosta State got out of the gate quickly, shooting well and earning an early 21-13 margin on the strength of guard Ricardo Lewis (6'0''-G). Lewis, who was an all-touranment selection, finished the contest with eight points. After a strong run by Arkansas Tech to close out the half, head coach Brian Downey's bunch would go into the lockerrom ahead 35-33.
The second half would be all Tech, with ATU outscoring the Blazers 44-33. After shooting 41 percent (15-for-36) in the first stanza, the Wonder Boys caught fire, lighting it up at a 61 percent clip (14-for-23). Arkansas Tech opened the half with a 17-2 run, turning what was a close game into a sizable margin.
Despite VSU's best efforts, the Wonder Boys would not be denied. With the clock at zero, ATU stormed the court to celebrate the school's first ever GSC basketball title.

Courtesy of GSC

Tournament Final: Arkansas Tech - Valdosta State 79-66
Tournament Semifinals:
Arkansas Tech - Harding 73-63
Valdosta State - Delta State 78-61

GSC All-Tournament MVP: Renard Allen of ATU

GSC All-Tournament Team
Chad Henderson of ATU
Ricardo Lewis of VSU
Kevin Brown (6'4''-F-87) of HU
Thiago Cordeiro of ATU
Tyrone Curnell of VSU
Brandon Friedel (6'3''-G) of ATU

All-GSC East Division 1st Team 2008-09
Johnson	Jones	Little	Fraise	Curnell

All-GSC West Division 1st Team 2008-09
Kohs	Cordeiro	Henderson	Peyton	Akins

All-GSC West Division 1st Team
Thiago Cordeiro of Arkansas Tech
Chad Henderson of Arkansas Tech
Nick Kohs (6'8''-C-87) of Christian Brothers
Reggie Peyton (6'0''-G) of Christian Brothers
Chad Akins (6'2''-G-88) of Delta State

All-GSC East Division 2nd Team
Nate Flowers (6'5''-F-87) of Montevallo
Ricardo Lewis of Valdosta State
Charles Bouie (6'7''-C) of West Florida
Doug Daniels (6'3''-G-86) of West Georgia
John Pringle (6'7''-F-85) of West Georgia

All-GSC West Division 2nd Team
Alton Robinson (6'7''-F-86) of Delta State
Eric Spencer (6'5''-G) of Delta State
Kevin Brown of Harding
Trent Morgan (6'3''-G-88) of Harding
Rowan Ledbetter (5'3''-G) of Ouachita Baptist

GSC West Division Player of the Year: Nick Kohs of Christian Brothers
GSC East Division Player of the Year: Kenny Johnson of North Alabama
GSC East Division Freshman of the Year: Josh Magette (6'1''-G) of Alabama-Huntsville
GSC West Division Freshman of the Year: Scott Dennis (6'4''-G) of Christian Brothers
GSC West Division Coach of the Year: Mike Nienaber of Christian Brothers
GSC East Division Coach of the Year: Mike Helfer of Valdosta State